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Revision as of 18:06, 9 May 2020
Licenses and Certificates (hereinafter, the Lectio) is the second lesson part of the Employment Credentials lesson that introduces its participants to employment credentials and related topics.
This lesson belongs to the Introduction to Careers session of the CNM Cyber Orientation. The Orientation is the second stage of the WorldOpp Pipeline.
Contents
Content
The predecessor lectio is Professional Credentials.
Key terms
- [[]].
- Professional license. In the United States, a designation earned by a person from a state agency that allows this person to exercise some occupation. Professional licenses usually require the university title for that profession.
- Trade certificate (also known as professional certificate, professional designation, or, simply, certification). A designation earned by a person from a professional society, certification body, or, possibly, from a private certifier to assure qualification to perform a job or task. Some trade certificates must be renewed periodically or may be valid for a specific period (e.g., the lifetime of the product upon which the individual is certified).
Script
- Professional credentials specifically refer to one's professional capacity. Many of these credentials are issued by third parties.
- In the United States, a professional license is a designation earned by a person from a state agency that allows this person to exercise some occupation like a public school teacher or a medical doctor. Professional licenses usually require the university title for that profession.
- Trade certificates can be earned from a professional society, certification body, or, possibly, from a private certifier to assure qualification to perform a job or task. Some trade certificates like a Project Management Professional (PMP) must be renewed periodically or may be valid for a specific period (e.g., the lifetime of the product upon which the individual is certified).
- Professional awards are prizes or other marks of recognition given in honor of achievement in a specific profession.
- Delivering a lecture, serving on a board, publishing a book, writing an article, especially reviewed by peers or made in well-known settings and/or verified by a reputable source are examples of profession-related performances.
- Work experience and professional recommendations are probably the most common professional credentials.
- A person gains experience while working in a specific field or occupation, but the expression is widely used to mean a type of volunteer work that is commonly intended for young people, often students, to get a feel for professional working environments.
- A suggestion or proposal to hire somebody because of his or her professional capacity is known as a professional recommendation. Usually, these recommendations include testimonies of the recommended person's achievements. The term, letter of recommendation, refers to not only professional recommendations.
- Work test (also work sample test or work simulation). A sample of behavior that can be used to predict future performance in similar work situations. Its result is an employment credential that provides information relating to skills that may be difficult to assess in other ways.
- Client feedback such as clients letters or emails.
- Professional association membership. Membership in a professional association.
What Job Market Is is the successor lectio.